Letter by Kim et al Regarding Article, "Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Population Using Wearable Devices: The Fitbit Heart Study".

HomeCirculationVol. 147, No. 15Letter by Kim et al Regarding Article, “Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Population Using Wearable Devices: The Fitbit Heart Study” No AccessLetterRequest AccessFull TextAboutView Full TextView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessLetterRequest AccessFull TextLetter by Kim et al Regarding Article, “Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Population Using Wearable Devices: The Fitbit Heart Study” Jin Un Kim, Jonathan Bray and Mahmood Ahmad Jin Un KimJin Un Kim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-4214 Department of Cardiology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom (J.-U.K.). Search for more papers by this author , Jonathan BrayJonathan Bray https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1167-6295 Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom (J.B.). Search for more papers by this author and Mahmood AhmadMahmood Ahmad Tahir Heart Institute, Rabwah, Pakistan (M.A.). Search for more papers by this author Originally published10 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062711Circulation. 2023;147:1186–1187"Letter by Kim et al Regarding Article, “Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Population Using Wearable Devices: The Fitbit Heart Study”." Circulation, 147(15), pp. 1186–1187FootnotesCirculation is available at www.ahajournals.org/journal/circReferences1. Lubitz SA, Faranesh AZ, Selvaggi C, Atlas SJ, McManus DD, Singer DE, Pagoto S, McConnell MV, Pantelopoulos A, Foulkes AS. Detection of atrial fibrillation in a large population using wearable devices: the Fitbit Heart study.Circulation. 2022; 146:1415–1424.doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060291LinkGoogle Scholar2. Scholten J, Jansen WPJ, Horsthuis T, Mahes AD, Winter MM, Zwinderman AH, Keijer JT, Minneboo M, de Groot JR, Bokma JP. Six-lead device superior to single-lead smartwatch ECG in atrial fibrillation detection.Am Heart J. 2022; 253:53–58. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.06.010CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bacevicius J, Abramikas Z, Dvinelis E, Audzijoniene D, Petrylaite M, Marinskiene J, Staigyte J, Karuzas A, Juknevicius V, Jakaite R, et al. High specificity wearable device with photoplethysmography and six-lead electrocardiography for atrial fibrillation detection challenged by frequent premature contractions: DoubleCheck-AF.Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:869730. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.869730CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Fine J, Branan KL, Rodriguez AJ, Boonya-Ananta T, Ajmal , Ramella-Roman JC, McShane MJ, Coté GL. Sources of inaccuracy in photoplethysmography for continuous cardiovascular monitoring.Biosensors (Basel). 2021; 11. doi: 10.3390/bios11040126CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Jung S, Lee HA, Kang IS, Shin SH, Chang Y, Woo Shin D, Park M-S, Kim YD, Nam HS, Heo JH, et al; CANDLE-AF Trial Investigators. Clinical Implications of Atrial Fibrillation Detection Using Wearable Devices in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke (CANDLE-AF) trial: design and rationale.Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:837958. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.837958CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar eLetters(0)eLetters should relate to an article recently published in the journal and are not a forum for providing unpublished data. Comments are reviewed for appropriate use of tone and language. Comments are not peer-reviewed. Acceptable comments are posted to the journal website only. Comments are not published in an issue and are not indexed in PubMed. Comments should be no longer than 500 words and will only be posted online. References are limited to 10. Authors of the article cited in the comment will be invited to reply, as appropriate.Comments and feedback on AHA/ASA Scientific Statements and Guidelines should be directed to the AHA/ASA Manuscript Oversight Committee via its Correspondence page.Sign In to Submit a Response to This Article Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails April 11, 2023Vol 147, Issue 15 Advertisement Article InformationMetrics © 2023 American Heart Association, Inc.https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062711PMID: 37036907 Originally publishedApril 10, 2023 PDF download Advertisement SubjectsEthics and PolicyQuality and Outcomes